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==Info== | ==Info== | ||
The Brown Bess was a smooth-bore flintlock musket that was standard issue with the British Army throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, including the French and Indian / 7 Years War, the American War of Independence and the Napoleonic Wars. | The Brown Bess was a smooth-bore flintlock musket that was standard issue with the British Army throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, including the French and Indian / 7 Years War, the American War of Independence and the Napoleonic Wars. | ||
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| + | ==Specifications== | ||
| + | *Weight: 10.5 pounds (4.8 kg) | ||
| + | *Length: 58.5 inches (1,490 mm) | ||
| + | *Barrel length: 42 inches (1,100 mm) | ||
| + | *Cartridge: 0.71 inches (18 mm) lead ball, undersized to reduce the effects of powder fouling. | ||
| + | *Caliber: 0.75 inches (19 mm) | ||
| + | *Action: Flintlock | ||
| + | *Rate of fire: User dependent; usually 3+ rounds a minute | ||
| + | *Muzzle velocity: Variable | ||
| + | *Effective range: Variable (50-100 yards) | ||
| + | *Feed system: Muzzle loaded | ||
Revision as of 03:38, 21 October 2009
The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket has been used in the following films:
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Modern reproduction Sea Service Brown Bess Naval musket
Info
The Brown Bess was a smooth-bore flintlock musket that was standard issue with the British Army throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, including the French and Indian / 7 Years War, the American War of Independence and the Napoleonic Wars.
Specifications
- Weight: 10.5 pounds (4.8 kg)
- Length: 58.5 inches (1,490 mm)
- Barrel length: 42 inches (1,100 mm)
- Cartridge: 0.71 inches (18 mm) lead ball, undersized to reduce the effects of powder fouling.
- Caliber: 0.75 inches (19 mm)
- Action: Flintlock
- Rate of fire: User dependent; usually 3+ rounds a minute
- Muzzle velocity: Variable
- Effective range: Variable (50-100 yards)
- Feed system: Muzzle loaded
Film
- Soldiers in The Patriot (2000)
- Two Arabian Bad Guys in Blazing Saddles
- British soldiers and various characters in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- British Marines and various characters in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Television
Animation
- British Men in Pocahontas